Arsenal have broken their transfer record by spending what Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas says is close to €50 million euros (£44 million) on striker Alexandre Lacazette.
Here’s a look at how the Arsenal transfer record has evolved over the last century.
ARCHIE DEVINE – FEBRUARY 1913, £1,000
Dennis Bergkamp scores a beauty against Sunderland in the '97 FA Cup Third Round. pic.twitter.com/iVxAB7IYlH
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